Brogan vs Conn
Brogan and Conncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Brogan was ranked #676 and Conn #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Brogan was ranked #256 and Conn #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2010, Brogan was ranked #527 and Conn #3865 among boys in England and Wales.
Brogan and Conn over time
Brogan and Conn appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Conn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Brogan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brogan and Conn changed places 14 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #256 and #202.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Brogan and Conn averaged 48.7 places apart, ending at #256 and #202.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1998–2024
Brogan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Conn in 9.
Highest recorded here: Brogan #188 in 2013, Conn #173 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brogan #256, Conn #202.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2008–2025
Brogan held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Conn in 15.
Highest recorded here: Brogan #257 in 2017, Conn #150 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brogan #676, Conn #165.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Brogan | Conn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #165 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brogan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Conn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brogan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #241 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Conn
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #150 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys